February 2012
13 posts
The Power of His Name
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Revelation 12:11
Redefined Father
Yesterday at church, the pastor had the opportunity to help redefine the word Father for me. He spoke about how God is our Father, and how we are adopted in as His children. I have heard that phrase so many times, but last night it gained a whole new meaning. God is the kind of dad that picks us up because we are His children. He holds on tight and shows us how much He loves us. Even when He knows...
I want
To Sit On The Edge Of Something And Stare Aimlessly With Someone Special For Hours.
“When we allow Him to be the centerpiece of our life, then we transition from a...”
– George Barna (via by-his-grace)
Ladies(& Gentlemen)
Wait to be pursued by a guy, if he’s not pursuing you its not worth it. He’s not being the man in the relationship to begin with, so how does that show he will ever be. God pursues us with everything that He has. And husbands are called to love their wives like God loves the church. Guys should make an effort first and foremost, and we should follow without playing mind games. There is...
High&Lifted Up
I can’t help but question why certain things happen the way that they do. Yes, I know that and firmly believe that God is sovereign and He has His ultimate plan. Sometimes I just wish that I could see the whole picture, view what is really going on. Because right now, Im not seeing the beauty. And I certainly can’t put together why this is going on. What is the good, and what is the...
Decisions
I think I’ve chosen a major for now…
Journalism is where I’m heading.
You Are Loved More Than Words Can Describe
He Takes Our End And Then Begins
Perfectly Sized
When you open the door, I’ll be the first to walk through it.
Not because I can, but because you’ve made me the right fit.
I don't want a relationship if it is not God's...
January 2012
12 posts
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I want
to be able to love on people like they have never been loved on before. Because in all honesty that is what Jesus would do. He loves people that are so unlovable more than humanly possible. We are called to become more like Christ and less like our flesh. My spiritual desire, due to the holy spirit that lives inside of me, urges me to love people the way Jesus does and would if He walked this...
Broken
A shattered mess is lying scattered on my floor
in art, it was a masterpiece
but in life, just as much of a disaster as before
Until the Potter’s perfect hands reached in
transforming brokenness into beauty
He defeated death and conquered my sin
Hard Situations
Sometimes things are easier to deal with when you don’t say anything at all. But that is not always the best way to go about life, just ignoring the issues. I tend to try avoiding things at every cost because I do not like conflict. I am slowly learning that it just ends up eating me away inside. I have to learn to give the situation to God first. Even though He usually just hands them back...
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Benny&Joon: Round 246
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Church
I just wanted to go to church tonight. That’s all I really wanted. To be filled up and refreshed for the week. “The enemy came to rob, steal, and destroy…”, you can say that again. Good thing Jesus came to bring life and life to the full. I want that, I feel so dry and empty all of the sudden. Lord fill me up and make me new in You tonight. You tell me that when I ask, you...
Just A Glance
“From a dazed distance
the body is a mire outline
of one mortal’s existence
From up close the exterior
entertains the interior that can
shatter a one way mirror”
Church isn't a museum for good people but a...
I feel like such a brat
God always provides. Definitely not in the ways I would like sometimes, but He ALWAYS does. No matter how many times I doubt, He is forever faithful. Time after time He proves me wrong. He is God and I am not. God, this is me surrendering my fears, doubts, temptations, anxieties and life to You. Yes, I will continue to fail. And You know that. But I am striving to be perfected through Your son...
Downtown
I walk into these gates and I feel safe. But what lies between these walls is why my heart breaks. A barrier that lies between those eyes. The ones that cry, cry out for help. These streets are a home for someone to roam with the unknown. The lines they symbolize a direction from somewhere to nowhere they lead. These streets passed over, go over a past. A past reminder of the lies leading to these...
December 2011
8 posts
“But You were the wave, and I was the wreck. But You left me with grace, and You...”
– DowningStreet
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Forever Changed
If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. But since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior.
✝
God, You are so good. Roughly 2011 years ago You sent Your son to live a perfect 33 year life for one...
untitled frustration
…being embarrassed to bring a baby christian around “christian” friends is one of the worse feelings. I’m done talking people up, saying they are so great, and offer awesome fellowship. I was hoping my friend would see Jesus in you guys… what really sets you apart? The fact that you don’t drink and do drugs. Congratulations, and high five. He doesn’t need...
Worth It All
You’ve promised me it will be worth it all even between the big and the small I run to You because of the promises you make me and the deals you refuse to break You are good even when nothing in me is even close to okay Im on the edge of an endless cliff that I can not jump off I want to end all of this I’m not holding on anymore I have let go ...
Loss
The loss of someone important and in close relation is something I haven’t had to deal with in a long time. I forgot how to cope with something like that. Something that no one should really have to experience. You may have time to prepare yourself for something like that. But no time is long enough to get ready for that kind of news. Ramble? Why would I ramble about something like this? Is...
“Humility produces a joy that is unspeakable.”
– Jeff Skeens (Kineo Church, Phoenix)
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November 2011
6 posts
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Humility
“There is only one relationship that really matters, and that is your personal relationship to your personal Redeemer and Lord. If you maintain that at all costs, letting everything else go, God will fulfill His purpose through your life. One individual life may be of priceless value to God’s purposes, and yours may be that life.”
Well put Chambers well put.
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11.16.11
… whatever you do, do all to the glory of God —1 Corinthians 10:31
In the Scriptures, the great miracle of the incarnation slips into the ordinary life of a child; the great miracle of the transfiguration fades into the demon-possessed valley below; the glory of the resurrection descends into a breakfast on the seashore. This is not an anticlimax, but a great revelation of God.
We have...
Sometimes
It’s times like these that I will look back on and never forget. Its moments in my life that I have the least amount of control over that make the biggest impact. God turns my mess into a beautiful display of His mercy and grace. He continues to amaze me with each step that I take. He constantly reminds me that I am who I am because of who He made me to be. I am unworthy yet He calls me...
Wow
“Come away with me,
Come away with me It’s never too late,
it’s not too late It’s not too late for you
I have a plan for you I have a plan for you
It’s gonna be wild
It’s gonna be great
It’s gonna be full of me
Open up your heart and let me in”
Thank you Jesus.
The time in my life where I feel as though my life is spinning out of...
You Are Worth Fighting For
Everyone longs to give themselves completely to another, to have a deep relationship with someone, to be loved, thoroughly and exclusively. The Lord says, “No, not until you are satisfied, fulfilled, and content with being loved by Me; with giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me; to have an intensely personal relationship with Me alone, discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to...
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October 2011
10 posts
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Let Him Has His Way†
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So come with Me
I’ll show you life
Even better than this
Come with Me
I’ll show you love
You didn’t know could exist
Better than your first crush
Better than your first kiss
I’ll show you how to live
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†
Me: I am so unloveable.
God: I will love you freely.
You Came Along
Nothing Makes Sense Without You
Its Like Waking Up In The Dark
I Didn’t Have A Song Until…
“It may not seem like the right time at all,
But in God’s time it...”
– Ricardo Stewart; Redemption Tempe
Grace
“For I determined not to know
anything among you except Jesus
Christ and Him crucified.” 1 Cor.2:2
It breaks my heart to realize that so many people know so much about the Bible. Yet in all reality they know absolutely nothing worth knowing. They fill their heads with this knowledge only to turn it away again, and believe a lie. It is hard to sit back and watch this, but the Bible...
Redemption
September 2011
15 posts
Stoked
David Crowder Band
John Mark McMillan
Chris August
&Gungor @GCU Arena
One week from today<3